{"id":19112,"date":"2021-05-20T00:12:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T07:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=19112"},"modified":"2024-10-17T00:20:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T07:20:28","slug":"creator-of-berserk-kentarou-miura-passes-away-at-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2021\/05\/20\/creator-of-berserk-kentarou-miura-passes-away-at-54\/","title":{"rendered":"Creator of Berserk Kentaro Miura Passes Away at 54"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentaro Miura, the creator of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Berserk<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">passed away on May 6 at the age of 54 due to a ruptured aortic dissection. The news was announced on May 20, 2021, by Hakusensha\u2019s Young Animal editorial department via Miura\u2019s Twitter account.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u4e09\u6d66\u5efa\u592a\u90ce\u5148\u751f\u3000\u3054\u901d\u53bb\u306e\u5831\u3011<br>\u300e\u30d9\u30eb\u30bb\u30eb\u30af\u300f\u306e\u4f5c\u8005\u3067\u3042\u308b\u4e09\u6d66\u5efa\u592a\u90ce\u5148\u751f\u304c\u30012021\u5e745\u67086\u65e5\u3001\u6025\u6027\u5927\u52d5\u8108\u89e3\u96e2\u306e\u305f\u3081\u3001\u3054\u901d\u53bb\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u4e09\u6d66\u5148\u751f\u306e\u753b\u696d\u306b\u6700\u5927\u306e\u656c\u610f\u3068\u611f\u8b1d\u3092\u8868\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3068\u3068\u3082\u306b\u3001\u5fc3\u3088\u308a\u3054\u51a5\u798f\u3092\u304a\u7948\u308a\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>2021\u5e745\u670820\u65e5\u3000\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u767d\u6cc9\u793e\u3000\u30e4\u30f3\u30b0\u30a2\u30cb\u30de\u30eb\u7de8\u96c6\u90e8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/baBBo4J2kL\">pic.twitter.com\/baBBo4J2kL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30d9\u30eb\u30bb\u30eb\u30af\u516c\u5f0f\u30c4\u30a4\u30c3\u30bf\u30fc (@berserk_project) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/berserk_project\/status\/1395212918040391680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 20, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miura was born in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, in 1966. He was a graduate of Nihon University College of Art. Among his works prior to writing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Berserk<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> were the one-shot manga <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Futatabi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which was one of the winning entries in the 34th Weekly Sh\u014dnen Magazine Best New Author category, and the one-shot manga <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Noa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which was featured in Fresh Magazine in 1985 and was his first serialized work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1988, he wrote the prototype for<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Berserk<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which was sent to ComiComi and published in its November issue while he was still at university. The serialization of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Berserk <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">began in Hakusensha&#8217;s Monthly Animal House in 1989, with Miura also working on a manga project titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ourou (King of Wolves),<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> based on a script by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hokuto no Ken<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s original creator Buronson, the same year. It was published in Monthly Animal House magazine in issues 5 and 7 of that year. In 1990, Miura worked on Buronson\u2019s prequel to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ourou<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ourouden<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which was published in Young Animal magazine.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The two later collaborated again on a manga titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Japan<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which was serialized in Young Animal in 1992 and was later released as a stand-alone tank\u014dbon.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe Golden Age\u201d arc of Miura&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Berserk <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">was adapted as an anime series by OLM, which aired for a total of 25 episodes from October 8, 1997, to April 1, 1998. In the 21st century, the arc received an adaptation by<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Studio 4\u00b0C <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0also in the form of a film trilogy titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Berserk: The Golden Age Arc. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first two films, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Egg of the King <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Battle for Doldrey<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, screened in Japan in February and June 2012. The third film, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Advent<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, was later released in February 2013. A CG TV anime adaptation of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Berserk<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GEMBA and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Millepensee<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">later aired from 2016 to 2017. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Berserk <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has also been adapted into several video games, including 2016\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Berserk Musou<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2013, Miura released a new manga project titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Giganto Makhia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This was his first original project in 24 years since he began <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Berserk<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In 2019, Miura launched the manga <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Duranki <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in Hakusensha\u2019s Young Animal Zero magazine. In an interview with <\/span><a style=\"color: #333333\" href=\"https:\/\/natalie.mu\/comic\/pp\/younganimalzero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Comic Natalie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (via <\/span><a style=\"color: #333333\" href=\"https:\/\/www.otaquest.com\/kentaro-miura-interview-duranki-berserk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Otaquest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), Miura said that he was responsible for the \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">storyboards and rough copies for the series\u201d and also provided the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">general direction\u201d of the art and story, while his assistants at his production company, Studio Gaga, were responsible for the majority of the work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\">Dark Horse Manga describes the <em>Berserk<\/em> manga as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won&#8217;t take his fate lying down; he&#8217;ll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned &#8212; and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death&#8230;or vengeance. Created by Kentaro Miura, Berserk is manga mayhem to the extreme &#8212; violent, horrifying, and mercilessly funny &#8212; and the wellspring for the internationally popular anime series. Not for the squeamish or the easily offended, Berserk asks for no quarter &#8212; and offers none!<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Source:<\/span><a style=\"color: #333333\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/berserk_project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Berserk Project Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a style=\"color: #333333\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmv.co.jp\/artist_%E4%B8%89%E6%B5%A6%E5%BB%BA%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E_000000000124251\/biography\/#:~:text=%E4%B8%89%E6%B5%A6%20%E5%BB%BA%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E%EF%BC%88%E3%81%BF%E3%81%86%E3%82%89%20%E3%81%91%E3%82%93%E3%81%9F%E3%82%8D%E3%81%86,%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E4%BD%9C%E5%93%81%E3%81%AE%E3%80%8E%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%80%8F%E3%80%82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HMV<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kentaro Miura, the creator of Berserk, passed away on May 6 at the age of 54 due to a ruptured aortic dissection. 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